"Sveinn" meaning in Icelandic

See Sveinn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sveitn/ Forms: Sveins [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sveinn [indefinite, nominative, singular], Svein [accusative, indefinite, singular], Sveini [dative, indefinite, singular], Sveins [genitive, indefinite, singular]
Rhymes: -eitn Etymology: Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn. Cognate with Faroese Sveinur, Danish Svend, Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, Swedish Sven, English Sweyn, and Finnish Soini. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|is|non|Sveinn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Norse Sveinn, {{inh+|is|non|Sveinn}} Inherited from Old Norse Sveinn, {{cog|fo|Sveinur}} Faroese Sveinur, {{cog|da|Svend}} Danish Svend, {{cog|nn|Svein}} Norwegian Nynorsk Svein, {{cog|sv|Sven}} Swedish Sven, {{cog|en|Sweyn}} English Sweyn, {{cog|fi|Soini}} Finnish Soini Head templates: {{is-proper noun|@@}} Sveinn m (proper noun, genitive singular Sveins) Inflection templates: {{is-ndecl|m}}
  1. a male given name from Old Norse Tags: masculine, proper-noun
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